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Originally Posted by norty1
I did the same repair on one of my slide out awnings. The first 2 screws were working loose. Caulk and a few more screws after filling the holes with some filler. caulk and replace the rubber gasket.
Mine was a fifth wheel so I have no idea where it went but I used the same length screws that were already in there .
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It surprises me that something that appears to require attachment to structure would attach only to the skin of the rig. To be fair, there are lots of screws, but they aren't attached to much.
Given the effects of wind on the main awning, there's LOTS of tugging at that awning fabric, and it is relentless, persistent tugging...the kind of thing that can shake your fillings loose.
I'm not talking about the kind of heavy wind that causes billowing and awning frame movement...just light to medium wind fluttering of the fabric.
I was really expecting long screws going into the roof rafter structure or the aluminum frame structure. No such luck.
Anyway, it's fixed, and will need to be fixed again...and again.